Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park Information & Guide:
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest-Home to over half of the endangered Mountain Gorilla Population and much more
Most people come here for the Mountain Gorillas, but this unique Ugandan National Park is worth of an exploration simply by itself. It behooves one who is coming to track Mountain Gorillas to walk along with eyes wide open and camera at the ready to see all that Bwindi Impenetrable Forest has to offer to you.
Welcome
to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Bwindi a word that has the connotation of
darkness in it. Close to human population (local communities receive
10% of
the government receipts on permits so that they do not disturb Bwindi and
its Mountain Gorillas), and yet Bwindi is a world of its own.
Steep ridges, that can be tough to traverse, dense forest, a bio-diverse
miracle that is not to be missed. Originally it was Impenetrable Forest
Reserve under the colonial administration in 1932 then it was named
Bwindi
National Park in 1991 under the current government of President Museveni.
The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Mountain Gorilla Population has been increasing
in numbers since 1991 and is the result of much hard work by many environmental
and wildlife conservation
groups.
One of the pioneers of bringing tourists into the presence of Gorillas was Walter Baumgärtel , who lived in Kisoro and who was the innkeeper of "Travellers Rest Inn" where Dian Fossey from "Gorillas in the Mist" used to stay. His book "Up Among the Mountain Gorillas" with subtitle "Encounters with the giant apes in the remote highlands of southern Uganda" is quite insightful today giving you a background of the early struggles to protect the Mountain Gorillas and to allow those interested to see them up close, for until that time it was seen as too dangerous, a myth that the thousands of visitors each year disprove.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest contains over 350 gorillas, but it also is home to a number of Forest Elephants in one corner of the park and are rarely seen by visitors. Forest Elephants are smaller and hairier than their savannah cousins, and not only Forest Elephants but Bwindi is also home to 120 different mammals. Mammals such as 11 kinds of primates such as L"Hoest's, red tailed and blue monkeys, black and white colobus, baboons and chimpanzees in sizeable numbers are found in Bwindi. You can also find forest duiker antelopes and bush buck
antelopes and a few others.
In Bwindi you can find over 350 different species of birds, some of which are found nowhere else. Keep your eyes wide open while you are tracking (trekking) gorillas at Bwindi. Besides all the birds there are two hundred species of butterflies found in the park.
Besides Gorilla tracking (trekking) you can take day trails from 30 minutes to 8 hours from the Buhoma Area enjoying the peaceful forest and birders can find over 190 bird species in the area of Buhoma. The three hour waterfall trail is one of the best and of course wherever you walk there are lots of butterflies that will meet you on your path.
Bwindi is the place to visit for a memorable encounter with Mountain Gorillas in the Mist.
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Other Activities at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
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Buhoma Village Walk: A three hour walk through the local community - meeting people and observing their traditional ways. Meet a traditional healer - local beer brewing with bananas and gin distiller, cooking, washing at the river, a local school and the Batwa Pygmy people. Location: Buhoma at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
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Buhoma Mountain Biking: Ride 4 a Woman - a women's support group provides this wonderful service as another way to discover the community and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. 2 to 3 hour guided bike rides. The Village Ride is a cultural experience on a Mountain Bike.
Uganda Wildlife Authority Tariffs July 2011- June 2013
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